[And it's sincere, that offering. It really must be nice. To feel that way all the time; the confidence to face anything careening your way, the ability to stand your ground even as it all crumbled beneath your feet. To not be afraid, to never worry. (To be the strongest King.) It would be easy to face every obstacle and overcome it because you simply knew you could.
No doubts. No questions. But-]
But it can't always be that easy, right?
[But that's not reality. It's not Noctis' reality, at least, and he felt that guilt, that doubt. Even for this young man, this stranger, he knows that there is a faltering there in the bright blaze of explosion. A hitch in the fire, and he will not judge him for it.]
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[And it's sincere, that offering. It really must be nice. To feel that way all the time; the confidence to face anything careening your way, the ability to stand your ground even as it all crumbled beneath your feet. To not be afraid, to never worry. (To be the strongest King.) It would be easy to face every obstacle and overcome it because you simply knew you could.
No doubts. No questions. But-]
But it can't always be that easy, right?
[But that's not reality. It's not Noctis' reality, at least, and he felt that guilt, that doubt. Even for this young man, this stranger, he knows that there is a faltering there in the bright blaze of explosion. A hitch in the fire, and he will not judge him for it.]